birds love sutton parks too!
Sutton Place Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the NYC Bird Alliance, conducted its inaugural guided Bird Walk through Sutton Parks on Oct. 19 2025. The event attracted 30 Sutton residents and was led by bird enthusiast Alexandra Tey. The group observed 13 different species across Clara Coffey Park at 53rd Street and the Promenade between 57th and 56th Streets. Based on turnout and positive feedback, we are planning a second Bird Walk in Spring 2026. Below is a list of the 68 species that have been spotted over the years at Sutton Parks as per eBird:
1. Brant
2. Canada Goose
3. Mallard
4. Red-breasted Merganser
5. Rock Pigeon
6. Mourning Dove
7. Chimney Swift
8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9. Laughing Gull
10. Ring-billed Gull
11. American Herring Gull
12. Great Black-backed Gull
13. Double-crested Cormorant
14. Black-crowned Night Heron
15. Great Egret
16. Great Blue Heron
17. Osprey
18. Cooper's Hawk
19. Bald Eagle
20. Red-tailed Hawk
21. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
22. Northern Flicker
23. American Kestrel
24. Peregrine Falcon
25. Eastern Wood-Pewee
26. Eastern Phoebe
27. Red-eyed Vireo
28. Blue Jay
29. American Crow
30. Fish Crow
31. Common Raven
32. Black-capped Chickadee
33. Tufted Titmouse
34. Barn Swallow
35. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
36. White-breasted Nuthatch
37. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
38. European Starling
39. Gray Catbird
40. Northern Mockingbird
41. Veery
42. Swainson's Thrush
43. American Robin
44. Cedar Waxwing
45. House Sparrow
46. House Finch
47. Dark-eyed Junco
48. White-throated Sparrow
49. Song Sparrow
50. Swamp Sparrow
51. Eastern Towhee
52. Baltimore Oriole
53. Red-winged Blackbird
54. Common Grackle
55. Ovenbird
56. Black-and-white Warbler
57. Common Yellowthroat
58. American Redstart
59. Cape May Warbler
60. Northern Parula
61. Magnolia Warbler
62. Blackburnian Warbler
63. Northern Yellow Warbler
64. Black-throated Blue Warbler
65. Yellow-rumped Warbler
66. Summer Tanager
67. Northern Cardinal
68. Rose-breasted Grosbeak